Oxford University researchers have shown for the first time that ultrasound could have similar effects on brain activity in Parkinson\u2019s sufferers as implanted deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes. This opens the door to new treatment approaches that could avoid surgery.
Malaria is one of the world\u2019s oldest known diseases, but it is a modern disease too - it continues to kill roughly 600,000 people each year. Most of these people are children, living in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A major international study led by researchers at the Nuffield Dept of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford has found that lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by approximately 9\u201310% for every 5 mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure with consistent benefits across all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The PANORAMIC trial, led from Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, finds that Paxlovid speeds COVID-19 recovery but does not reduce hospitalisations or deaths in vaccinated higher-risk adults. Published alongside Canada's CanTreatCOVID trial in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Despite the NHS adding roughly 250,000 staff between 2018 and 2023, elective surgery waiting lists kept growing. New research analysing 132 NHS Trusts finds that staff sickness absence and unstable administrative teams \u2013 not workforce size \u2013 are key factors.
New data reveals that 104 children in England have died between April 2019 and 3 December 2024 with temporary accommodation identified as a contributing factor to their vulnerability, ill health or death.
Associate Professor Lisa Heather, from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG), has been awarded an International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Award (ICRPA). The ICRPA scheme supports high-quality international research collaborations that have the potential to accelerate progress towards improved understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Professor Asifa Majid of the Department of Experimental Psychology has been awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
To mark 2026 International Women\u2019s Day, the NDCN Women in Clinical Neurosciences (WICN) committee organised a series of informative and inspiring talks on 6 March, with the focus on empowering career progression for all at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN).
Most children with a severely broken wrist can be treated without surgery, according to a major NIHR-funded UK trial led by researchers at the University of Oxford. The findings suggest that a non-surgical, cast-first approach delivers similar long-term recovery while reducing the risks associated with surgery and costs.
The Chair of the COVID-19 Inquiry has described the RECOVERY trial\u2019s identification of the drug dexamethasone as \u2018one of the two success stories of the pandemic\u2019.
A new EPSRC-funded research project led by Dr Kristoffer Petersson from the Department of Oncology aims to advance the clinical implementation of FLASH radiotherapy, an emerging technique that delivers radiation in a fraction of a second and may significantly reduce treatment side effects.
A simple low-cost change to workplace cafeteria menus can significantly increase vegetarian meal sales, reducing the environmental impact and calorie content of food sold, according to a new trial from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.
New study shows that a balance between cooperation and competition is a fundamental principle of how human and animal brains function, a finding which could help inform more realistic brain-like artificial intelligence, such as digital twin brains.
Researchers across the UK are banding together to tackle one of the largest unmet\r\nclinical needs in inflammatory arthritis, pain reduction, in a new \u00a33m research\r\nprogramme funded by Arthritis UK.
Congratulations to Prof Freeman, Head of Department of the Dunn School of Pathology, for this prestigious award, recognising his contributions in the field of intramembrane proteases and pseudoproteases, as well as his commitment to supporting and nurturing talent within the scientific community.
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new strategy to activate protein kinases \u2014 a major class of enzymes that regulate essential cellular processes \u2014 offering a potential pathway to treat diseases where current therapies remain limited.
Saturday 11 April marks World Parkinson\u2019s Day, commemorating the birthday of Dr James Parkinson, who first described the condition in 1817. To mark the occasion, the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics highlights the recent visit to the Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease (AD/PD) 2026 conference in Copenhagen \u2013 moments that reflect the exciting progress being made in Parkinson\u2019s research.
A new way of supporting primary age children\u2019s mental health via schools has been shown to be highly effective in reducing anxiety problems, according to a new trial.
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